HR Business Partner – International HQ

Full-time/Part-time | 32-38 hours per week

Join Our Dynamic International Journey

Are you ready to be part of an extraordinary journey at Action's International Headquarters (IHQ)? As an HR Business Partner, you'll thrive in our dynamic, fast-paced retail environment, playing a crucial role in our ambitious growth strategy. Action is expanding rapidly, with new stores opening daily across Europe. Your expertise, enthusiasm, and drive will empower our leaders across departments, ensuring Action’s continued success and sustainable growth.
 

Your Daily Action

At Action, every day brings new opportunities. You'll actively partner with departments, translating business goals into powerful HR strategies. Your responsibilities include:

• Providing proactive and strategic HR guidance to managers at all levels.
• Ensuring seamless execution of core HR processes: recruitment, talent development, succession planning, health management, and exit strategies.
• Analysing HR metrics and trends to offer meaningful insights that drive engagement and retention.
• Collaborating closely with management to craft targeted people plans and monitor workforce planning.
• Facilitating talent review sessions and performance management cycles, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Spearheading robust recruitment strategies to attract exceptional talent and build strong, diverse teams.
   

This is You

You're proactive, approachable, and thrive in a dynamic international setting. With strategic insight and a hands-on approach, you build strong relationships, advise leaders effectively, and achieve impactful results. Specifically, you:

• Drive performance management and talent development.
• Advise on organisational effectiveness and design.
• Lead leadership development initiatives.
• Manage HR projects and ensure compliance with data privacy standards.
• Hold a Bachelor's degree (HRM/International Business preferred).
• Have at least 6 years of relevant HR experience.
• Are fluent in Dutch and English.
   

Meet Your Team

At Action, HR is the engine behind our success. Our International HQ HR department is a hub of expertise, covering Recruitment, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Development, HR Projects, and Legal. We also have a dedicated HR service team managing administration and payroll for thousands of employees.
With unprecedented international growth, this is your chance to pioneer, innovate, and take ownership in a high-energy, fast-moving environment. Our philosophy? Get better every single day. Are you in?

What We Offer

Shape the HR strategy for a game-changing retail company, unlock limitless career growth as Action expands, collaborate with experts across Europe, and thrive in a dynamic, energetic culture driven by teamwork, customer focus, and respect.

And did you know? We also offer:

• An annual bonus based on personal and company performance
• 24 holiday days, plus the option to purchase 5 extra days (based on 38 hours)
• Flexible working (4 days in office) in coordination with your team
• 15% employee discount at Action stores
• Action shuttle service to and from Hoorn Station & IHQ
• Mobility allowance and a strong pension scheme
• (Zwaagdijk-Oost is easily accessible, just 30 minutes from Amsterdam - no traffic!)
   

How we contribute to the society

If you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you come and work with us. We work hard to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,500 children worldwide who grow up in an SOS Children's Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 159 different nationalities? That we purchase 94% of our wood products and 100% of our cotton sustainably? And that almost all our stores only use energy-efficient LED lighting? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yourself. 
 

Interested?

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite everyone who recognises themselves in this vacancy to apply. So take action and apply for this position now!

What Happens Next

1. Apply for the position.
2. We’ll review your application and get back to you promptly.
3. We’ll invite you for an interview to see if we’re a great match.
4. If selected, you’ll complete an online assessment.
5. Second interview: discuss the results and explore the role in depth.
6. If it’s a match, welcome aboard as our new HR Business Partner IHQ!

Ready to take your HR career to the next level? Apply Now!